On Court Street at South Capitol Street, on the right when traveling east on Court Street.
One of 175 Civil War regiments that gave African-American men the
chance to fight for the Union, the 29th U.S. Colored Infantry was
organized April 24, 1864, and dismissed Nov. 6, 1865. With 2072 men from
Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin, it was . . . — — Map (db m253003) HM
On North 2nd Street (Illinois Route 29) at Margaret Street ( Route 9), on the right when traveling south on North 2nd Street.
The manufacture of organs was begun by John L. Hinners in 1879. The first work shop was in an upstairs room at 341 Court Street. Through the years there were partners in business: J.J. Fink 1881-1885, U.J. Albertsen 1895-1902. The business was . . . — — Map (db m267238) HM
Near Court Street east of North 4th Street, on the left when traveling east.
Nance Legins-Costley of Pekin and her three eldest children were the first
enslaved persons Abraham Lincoln helped free. Nance was born in 1818 into
indentured servitude in Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory. She was sold in 1827 in
Springfield to . . . — — Map (db m253036) HM
Near Court Street east of North 4th Street, on the left when traveling east.
William Henry Bill Costley was the oldest son of Benjamin and Nance (Legins)
Costley and was born 1840 in Pekin. Born into indentured servitude with his two
older sisters Amanda and Eliza Jane, they and their mother had their freedom
confirmed . . . — — Map (db m253035) HM
On North Front Street north of Court Street, on the right when traveling north.
On July 5, 1918, the steamboat Columbia sank upstream
from this spot near what was then Wesley City. What began
as one of the season's premier social events ended in tragedy.
The Pekin South Side Social Club sponsored the . . . — — Map (db m253050) HM
On Capitol Street at Court Street, on the left when traveling north on Capitol Street.
On June 25, 1862, the Union League of America was founded at Pekin, Illinois, to promote patriotism and loyalty to the Union. Its members hoped to counter northern disillusionment with President Lincoln's military policies after early Union defeats . . . — — Map (db m267236) HM
